Matthew 27:1-8 ▼

1 When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.

2 After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.”

4 I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.” What’s that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!”

5 So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.

6 The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

7 So they conferred together and bought the potter’s field with it as a burial place for foreigners.

8 Therefore that field has been called “Blood Field” to this day.